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1962 Map of Brundidge NW

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Brundidge NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The agrarian and early industrial landscape of Pike County comes into focus through this survey, centered on the communities of Springhill and Tarentum. Small country congregations and local education hubs serve as the primary landmarks, including the Springhill School, Elam Church, and Union Springs Church. The presence of several Strip mine (abandoned) sites and a Borrow pit (abandoned) suggests a period of transition as local resource extraction gave way to other uses.

Water features like Walnut Creek and the Pike County Lake reservoir dominate the drainage patterns, while the naming of specific landmarks such as Turner Chapel and White Rock Church provides valuable points of reference for genealogists tracking family roots in this rural corridor. The map also records several sites of interest like a Pumping station and a Swimming pool near Tarentum, reflecting the everyday infrastructure of mid-century Alabama.